Applied Microbiology

Clinical Microbiology

Clinical microbiology focuses on the isolation and characterization of infectious organisms in order to manage and treat them in patients. A wide range of agents can cause infection, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. For the purpose of diagnosing an infection, a patient's sample must be collected at a site on the body where the presence of a pathogen or its associated biomarkers is likely to suggest disease.